best rock song covers according to guitar one magazine
#1
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best rock song covers according to guitar one magazine
here's the list
you really got me van hallen
love buzz nirvana
little wing derek and the dominos
8 miles high (either crowded house or golden earring)
my back pages the ramones
star spangled banner jimi hendrix
knockin on heavens door guns and roses
born to be wild slayer
snowblind (don't know)
cum on feel the noize quiet riot
you really got me van hallen
love buzz nirvana
little wing derek and the dominos
8 miles high (either crowded house or golden earring)
my back pages the ramones
star spangled banner jimi hendrix
knockin on heavens door guns and roses
born to be wild slayer
snowblind (don't know)
cum on feel the noize quiet riot
Last edited by Rypro 525; 05-20-04 at 12:06 PM.
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Re: best rock song covers according to guitar one magazine
Originally posted by Rypro 525
here's the list
you really got me van hallen
love buzz nirvana
little wing
8 miles high
my back pages
star spangled banner jimi hendrix
knockin on heavens door guns and roses
born to be wild slayer
snowblind
cum on feel the noize
here's the list
you really got me van hallen
love buzz nirvana
little wing
8 miles high
my back pages
star spangled banner jimi hendrix
knockin on heavens door guns and roses
born to be wild slayer
snowblind
cum on feel the noize
I think the Guns and Roses cover of "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" is one of the most abominable covers I've ever heard. The concept of subtlety is completely lost on Axl Rose.
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Originally posted by Rypro 525
i think they said it was derek and the dominos
i think they said it was derek and the dominos
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Re: best rock song covers according to guitar one magazine
Originally posted by Rypro 525
star spangled banner jimi hendrix
star spangled banner jimi hendrix
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Originally posted by aisle9
Are you sure the Eight Miles High was not the version by Husker Du?
Are you sure the Eight Miles High was not the version by Husker Du?
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Star Spangled Banner? No way. Hedrix's version of All Along the Watchtower is the best rock cover period, and I can't believe a guitar magazine overlooked it! That's crazy! It's in every damn Viet Nam war movie ever made!
As for Little Wing covers, I like Stevie Ray Vaughan's better than the original. No annoying glockenspiel, no lyrics and it's about 4 times as long.
As for Little Wing covers, I like Stevie Ray Vaughan's better than the original. No annoying glockenspiel, no lyrics and it's about 4 times as long.
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Re: Re: best rock song covers according to guitar one magazine
Originally posted by wendersfan
I think the Guns and Roses cover of "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" is one of the most abominable covers I've ever heard. The concept of subtlety is completely lost on Axl Rose.
I think the Guns and Roses cover of "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" is one of the most abominable covers I've ever heard. The concept of subtlety is completely lost on Axl Rose.
I have two that I consider greatest covers because they take the original and make it completely their own.
Already mentioned: Jimi: All Along the Watchtower
and
Joe Cocker: With a little help from my friends. I love the beatles, but his version of this song blows the beatles away.
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Originally posted by wendersfan
I'm sure it was. My question wasn't exactly serious.
I'm sure it was. My question wasn't exactly serious.
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Too many classic rock cuts there... Here are some of my favorites:
Big Star's cover of Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale"
The Pixies' stomping version of Jesus and Mary Chain's "Head On"
Devo's wacked version of "Can't Get No Satisfaction"
The Ramones version of "Surfing Bird" which is completely ridiculous and perfect
Soul Asylum's great version of Neil Young's "Barstool Blues"
Big Star's cover of Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale"
The Pixies' stomping version of Jesus and Mary Chain's "Head On"
Devo's wacked version of "Can't Get No Satisfaction"
The Ramones version of "Surfing Bird" which is completely ridiculous and perfect
Soul Asylum's great version of Neil Young's "Barstool Blues"
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Originally posted by Mordred
Are you kidding? I've got this issue at home so I'll go and check for you, but I'd be willing to bet $100 that it was NOT Derek and the Dominoes. Obviously when you think of Little Wing you think of two artists: Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. SRVs cover is one of the most transcendent instrumentals of all time and has the power to completely stop me dead in my tracks every time I listen to it. While I haven't heard the Derek & The Dominoes version I can without a doubt guarantee that the SRV version blows it away. I would put it in my top 10 songs of all time list and if we're talking instrumentals it would slide in at #2. Believe it or not I'm actually offended by this
Are you kidding? I've got this issue at home so I'll go and check for you, but I'd be willing to bet $100 that it was NOT Derek and the Dominoes. Obviously when you think of Little Wing you think of two artists: Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. SRVs cover is one of the most transcendent instrumentals of all time and has the power to completely stop me dead in my tracks every time I listen to it. While I haven't heard the Derek & The Dominoes version I can without a doubt guarantee that the SRV version blows it away. I would put it in my top 10 songs of all time list and if we're talking instrumentals it would slide in at #2. Believe it or not I'm actually offended by this
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Originally posted by Hiro11
Too many classic rock cuts there... Here are some of my favorites:
Big Star's cover of Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale"
The Pixies' stomping version of Jesus and Mary Chain's "Head On"
Devo's wacked version of "Can't Get No Satisfaction"
The Ramones version of "Surfing Bird" which is completely ridiculous and perfect
Soul Asylum's great version of Neil Young's "Barstool Blues"
Too many classic rock cuts there... Here are some of my favorites:
Big Star's cover of Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale"
The Pixies' stomping version of Jesus and Mary Chain's "Head On"
Devo's wacked version of "Can't Get No Satisfaction"
The Ramones version of "Surfing Bird" which is completely ridiculous and perfect
Soul Asylum's great version of Neil Young's "Barstool Blues"
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Originally posted by Mordred
Are you kidding? I've got this issue at home so I'll go and check for you, but I'd be willing to bet $100 that it was NOT Derek and the Dominoes. Obviously when you think of Little Wing you think of two artists: Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. SRVs cover is one of the most transcendent instrumentals of all time and has the power to completely stop me dead in my tracks every time I listen to it. While I haven't heard the Derek & The Dominoes version I can without a doubt guarantee that the SRV version blows it away. I would put it in my top 10 songs of all time list and if we're talking instrumentals it would slide in at #2. Believe it or not I'm actually offended by this
Are you kidding? I've got this issue at home so I'll go and check for you, but I'd be willing to bet $100 that it was NOT Derek and the Dominoes. Obviously when you think of Little Wing you think of two artists: Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. SRVs cover is one of the most transcendent instrumentals of all time and has the power to completely stop me dead in my tracks every time I listen to it. While I haven't heard the Derek & The Dominoes version I can without a doubt guarantee that the SRV version blows it away. I would put it in my top 10 songs of all time list and if we're talking instrumentals it would slide in at #2. Believe it or not I'm actually offended by this
I definitely agree with the Joe Cocker cover. That's probably my #2 also.
A few others I thought of:
Fiona Apple doing the Beatles' Across the Universe
The Neville Brothers doing John Hiatt's Washable ink and of course Bonnie Raitt doing John Hiatt's Thing Called Love
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Originally posted by Rivero
Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Guns n Roses
Worst. Cover. Ever.
Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Guns n Roses
Worst. Cover. Ever.
KNOCK, KNOCK KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOHOOOOWOOOOWOOOOR!!!
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i am a counting crows whore, and they have done a lot of covers. here are some of my favorites.
someday i will treat you good-sparklehorse cover
richest man-bob carter cover
atlantic city-springsteen cover
crossing muddy waters-john hiatt cover
the ghost in you-psychodelic furs cover
unsatisfied-the replacements cover
sweet carolina-ryan adams cover
carmelita-warren zevon cover
pancho and lefty-willie nelson cover
friend of the devil-greatful dead cover
this must be the place-the talking heads cover
big yellow taxi-joni mitchell cover
i have about three times that many but those are my favorites
someday i will treat you good-sparklehorse cover
richest man-bob carter cover
atlantic city-springsteen cover
crossing muddy waters-john hiatt cover
the ghost in you-psychodelic furs cover
unsatisfied-the replacements cover
sweet carolina-ryan adams cover
carmelita-warren zevon cover
pancho and lefty-willie nelson cover
friend of the devil-greatful dead cover
this must be the place-the talking heads cover
big yellow taxi-joni mitchell cover
i have about three times that many but those are my favorites
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Originally posted by Mordred
Are you kidding? I've got this issue at home so I'll go and check for you, but I'd be willing to bet $100 that it was NOT Derek and the Dominoes. Obviously when you think of Little Wing you think of two artists: Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. SRVs cover is one of the most transcendent instrumentals of all time and has the power to completely stop me dead in my tracks every time I listen to it. While I haven't heard the Derek & The Dominoes version I can without a doubt guarantee that the SRV version blows it away. I would put it in my top 10 songs of all time list and if we're talking instrumentals it would slide in at #2. Believe it or not I'm actually offended by this
Are you kidding? I've got this issue at home so I'll go and check for you, but I'd be willing to bet $100 that it was NOT Derek and the Dominoes. Obviously when you think of Little Wing you think of two artists: Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. SRVs cover is one of the most transcendent instrumentals of all time and has the power to completely stop me dead in my tracks every time I listen to it. While I haven't heard the Derek & The Dominoes version I can without a doubt guarantee that the SRV version blows it away. I would put it in my top 10 songs of all time list and if we're talking instrumentals it would slide in at #2. Believe it or not I'm actually offended by this